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Microsoft Small Business Server

Microsoft Small Business Server is an integrated suite of server products from Microsoft designed for running network infrastructure (both intranet management and Internet access) of small and medium enterprises having no more than 75 workstations. The suite consists of Windows NT/2000/2003 Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Internet Information Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Proxy Server or Microsoft ISA Server, Modem Sharing Server, and Fax Server.

Initially Small Business Server was marketed as an edition of Microsoft BackOffice Server, then at version 2000 it became a separate product, and finally at version 2003 it was rebranded as an edition of Windows Server 2003.

Versions

• October 22 1997 – BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0: includes Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3, Exchange Server 5.0 SP1, IIS 3.0, SQL Server 6.5 SP3, Proxy Server 1.0, Internet Explorer 3.02 or 4.01; allows 25 client licenses.

• May 24 1999 – BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5: includes Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4, Exchange Server 5.5 SP2, IIS 4.0, SQL Server 7.0, Proxy Server 2.0, Internet Explorer 5.0, Outlook 2000, and FrontPage 2000; allows 50 client licenses.

• February 21 2001 – Small Business Server 2000: includes Windows 2000 Server, Exchange 2000 Server, IIS 5.0, SQL Server 2000, ISA Server 2000, Internet Explorer 5.0, Outlook 2000, and FrontPage 2000; allows 50 client licenses.

• October 9 2003 – Windows Small Business Server 2003: includes Windows 2003 Server, Exchange Server 2003, Outlook 2003, Windows SharePoint Services, and optionally SQL Server 2000, ISA Server 2000, and FrontPage 2003 in Premium edition; allows 75 client licenses.

External links

• Small Business Server home page (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/default.mspx)
• Small Business Server main page (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/default.mspx)
• Small Business Server support blog (http://blogs.technet.com/sbs)
• MVP Susan Bradley's excellent SBS blog (http://msmvps.com/bradley)
• Vlad Mazek's SBS blog (http://www.vladville.com/)